Yea. You trade in a jersey and they give you an Uber gift card.Rudy Pemberton said:Will the Patriots offer a Spikes jersey exchange?
SeoulSoxFan said:Second biggest mistake was to buy a Maybach.
You're not kidding. I'm no car expert, but a quick search shows that that year's model goes for about $190K. I can't even imagine plonking down that much for a flippin' car unless you've got a net worth well into the eight figures. Spikes can't have that kind of scratch can he? Seems like the folks who buy something like that either have fuck you money or jackasses who think that having a bauble like somehow makes their dick bigger. The only guy I know who has one is a plaintiff PI lawyer who makes a crapload, but spends it all and is in debt up to his eyeballs.SeoulSoxFan said:Second biggest mistake was to buy a Maybach.
SeoulSoxFan said:Second biggest mistake was to buy a Maybach.
I just did a quick and dirty estimate of his salary and got about $5-6 million in gross earnings for his NFL career.DegenerateSoxFan said:You're not kidding. I'm no car expert, but a quick search shows that that year's model goes for about $190K. I can't even imagine plonking down that much for a flippin' car unless you've got a net worth well into the eight figures. Spikes can't have that kind of scratch can he? Seems like the folks who buy something like that either have fuck you money or jackasses who think that having a bauble like somehow makes their dick bigger. The only guy I know who has one is a plaintiff PI lawyer who makes a crapload, but spends it all and is in debt up to his eyeballs.
Luxury car salesmen must laugh their ass off when some newbie pro comes in and drops a significant chunk of his signing bonus on something like this.
kenneycb said:I just did a quick and dirty estimate of his salary and got about $5-6 million in gross earnings for his NFL career.
Corsi said:Bertrand and Zo reporting that cops are estimating Spikes' car was traveling 120+ mph and then made impact at 80-85 mph.
Skidmarks of 275 feet.
There's a lot of that going around. Too bad there isn't a vaccine.Smiling Joe Hesketh said:Christ is Spikes stupid.
Corsi said:
Yep, it's offered through the NFLPA.
http://www.thepostgame.com/features/201304/nfl-players-worry-about-privacy-when-using-car-service
The PTL has two offerings. Though the NFLPA assumes the administrative fees, the prearranged ride costs players $90 (including gratuity) per hour for a black limo sedan. The cost rises if a player chooses other vehicle options, including Escalades (the most popular choice), Hummers, stretch limos or a party bus. Players can pay with a credit card.
Statman said:
Per that link the car service still costs the players money. The cheapest option is $90 per hour so I can totally see players not wanting to utilize the service due to the cost.
If you can drop six figures plus on a car and - like some of these guys do - run up bar bills in the thousands, it should be well worth it to spend a few hundy to keep shit like this from happening.Statman said:Per that link the car service still costs the players money. The cheapest option is $90 per hour so I can totally see players not wanting to utilize the service due to the cost.
Kidding, right? I was an idiot and pretty broke in my early 20s (read - not buying a Maybach), but even I would have taken that deal (or found a friend to stay with in town) over driving hammered from downtown Boston to whatever suburb he was headed to.Statman said:
Per that link the car service still costs the players money. The cheapest option is $90 per hour so I can totally see players not wanting to utilize the service due to the cost.
From Belichick's standpoint, he had to be considering the strength of his own word with the other 89 players on the roster. He can't stand in front of the team, demand personal accountability, speak about the expected standard of what it means to be a Patriot, and then let something that doesn't reflect well on the franchise slide.
Or he could do what the majority of people do and finance at the new car rate of 2.75%. Even with no down payment that is less than $3500/mo. It's not like Spikes had to cut a check for $200k.DegenerateSoxFan said:You're not kidding. I'm no car expert, but a quick search shows that that year's model goes for about $190K. I can't even imagine plonking down that much for a flippin' car unless you've got a net worth well into the eight figures. Spikes can't have that kind of scratch can he? Seems like the folks who buy something like that either have fuck you money or jackasses who think that having a bauble like somehow makes their dick bigger. The only guy I know who has one is a plaintiff PI lawyer who makes a crapload, but spends it all and is in debt up to his eyeballs.
Luxury car salesmen must laugh their ass off when some newbie pro comes in and drops a significant chunk of his signing bonus on something like this.
Yeah, well, like I said, I'm no car expert. Maybe I just don't care about ostentatious displays of wealth, and if I had Spikes' career/earnings I'd want to live well, but not extravagently, and try to ensure that my family & I were set financially going forward. Whatever he was forking out for insurance, he might want to think about getting something a wee bit more modest when the check comes in. Or not.HomeRunBaker said:Or he could do what the majority of people do and finance at the new car rate of 2.75%. Even with no down payment that is less than $3500/mo. It's not like Spikes had to cut a check for $200k.
HomeRunBaker said:Or he could do what the majority of people do and finance at the new car rate of 2.75%. Even with no down payment that is less than $3500/mo. It's not like Spikes had to cut a check for $200k.
Corsi said:Bertrand and Zo reporting that cops are estimating Spikes' car was traveling 120+ mph and then made impact at 80-85 mph.
Skidmarks of 275 feet.
Shelterdog said:
42k a year on a car is way too much for a guy in Spike's position.
I sold Patriots RB John Stephens 2 Mazda 929s one memorable afternoon when I was scraping together post-college funds to move to NYC. Route 1 in Norwood. Nice guy. He was good for a couple years—better than the 929.DegenerateSoxFan said:You're not kidding. I'm no car expert, but a quick search shows that that year's model goes for about $190K. I can't even imagine plonking down that much for a flippin' car unless you've got a net worth well into the eight figures. Spikes can't have that kind of scratch can he? Seems like the folks who buy something like that either have fuck you money or jackasses who think that having a bauble like somehow makes their dick bigger. The only guy I know who has one is a plaintiff PI lawyer who makes a crapload, but spends it all and is in debt up to his eyeballs.
Luxury car salesmen must laugh their ass off when some newbie pro comes in and drops a significant chunk of his signing bonus on something like this.
That's too funny. My uncle was his agent and we dropped off my baby stuff to him after he was drafted for his own pending baby.catomatic said:I sold Patriots RB John Stephens 2 Mazda 929s one memorable afternoon when I was scraping together post-college funds to move to NYC. Route 1 in Norwood. Nice guy. He was good for a couple yearsbetter than the 929.
He wasn't driving that when he was killed, right?catomatic said:I sold Patriots RB John Stephens 2 Mazda 929s one memorable afternoon when I was scraping together post-college funds to move to NYC. Route 1 in Norwood. Nice guy. He was good for a couple years—better than the 929.
moondog80 said:He wasn't driving that when he was killed, right?
Harry Hooper said:
He might have been speeding with his lights off too, based on the Murano folks never seeing the other car.
NDame616 said:
Or the fact he was going 125 MPH
Statman said:
Per that link the car service still costs the players money. The cheapest option is $90 per hour so I can totally see players not wanting to utilize the service due to the cost.
Yes, a friend of yours gave a 6'2" 255 NFL player shit about his car for five minutes. I believe you.BigA27 said:
I friend of mine was at a bar (I think he said Whiskey Priest, which would seem about on Spikes level of class) at the same time as Spikes on Friday night and spent at least 5 minutes hectoring him about said Maybach. Somewhat prescient.
Marciano490 said:That's too funny. My uncle was his agent and we dropped off my baby stuff to him after he was drafted for his own pending baby.